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For years, baseball coach Dave Guetlin commuted to Monroe High School to teach physical education and run the baseball team. Six years ago he began doing the same at South Whidbey and finds the atmosphere on and off the field to his liking.

On track Coach Doug Fultons crowded desk at South Whidbey High School there are exams to be graded, science experiments to be organized, that days attendance sheets and the latest issue of Runners World.

Whats wrong with a couple of cookies for the conquered?
The Falcon boys soccer team celebrated by defeating Port Townsend 3-2 in their home opener. The Redskins were not amused even when the boys offered them Girl Scout cookies as a consolation prize.

A grand total of eight South Whidbey athletes captured first place during the schools opening track meet Thursday, a jamboree attended by the best and brightest from four schools.
Threatening rain clouds parted and, though the wind was chilly and the grass soggy, the sun raised everyones spirits.

The citizen trifecta of displeasure at Mondays school board meeting continued as members of the Falcon varsity girls basketball team vented their anger that John Pyrtek was out of his job as head basketball coach.

Whenever a Falcon batter gets on base, Coach Dave Guetlin yells, Find it. Find the ball!
For the uninitiated, thats the coachs own method of keeping his players safe. I want the kid to look around for the ball so he doesnt get tagged, Guetlin explained. It ensures epic base-stealing by Falcon runners translating to runs scored.

Its gonna be hot today  95 degrees Fahrenheit according to the BBC weather service.
Unfortunately, not on Whidbey, but rather at latitude 32.44N, longitude 43.23E in the southern Iraqi city of An Nasiriyah. Thats where Langley resident Lt. Cmdr. Matt Simms will be running the second annual Boston/Iraq marathon.

Recently, Kailee Marins karate instructor, Bill Blodgett of Freeland, shared a story about one of his star pupils.
Once on a vacation with her parents in Hawaii, she was told the trip could be extended a few days. She told her dad, No, Ill miss my karate lessons, Blodgett recalled.

Its that time again  schools almost out and kids all over South Whidbey are planning to spend the summer achieving the next level of their video games.
But it doesnt have to be that way: South Whidbey Parks & Recreation has a better idea.

Confidence.
It might not be whats in South Whidbeys water, but it is certainly borne on the waters. Its the ingredient that has fueled Jordan Tobler and Katie Saelens across the waters for Western Washington Universitys national champion womens crew.

Behind the one-hit shutout pitching of starter Jack Lewis, South Whidbeys 9-10 year-old All-Star team cruised to an 11-0 win over South Skagits American League All-Stars in the Little League District 11 tournament on Wednesday.
Lewis fanned 13 of the 18 batters he faced while walking two. South Skagits lone hit came in the first inning.

When Bill and Carolyn McCurlloch retired and moved to Greenbank last year, one of their first tasks was to find a tennis court  and someone to play with.
It wasnt long before they found the courts at South Whidbey High School. Tennis players usually manage to find each other, Carolyn McCurrloch noted.

COUPEVILLE  One of two people arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in Freeland last month broke down in tears as she apologized in court to a Freeland business woman for breaking into her shop and stealing her identity.